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Herefordshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2011, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (475), and casualties fell from 647.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,794 collisions in Herefordshire.

Collisions in 2011
457
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
636
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2011

2.6% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight39586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious619.6%
  • Slight56188%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 457, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025277378
2024333470
2023304409
2022297383
2021311445
2020263337
2019361498
2018342465
2017324431
2016385535
2015400559
2014392560
2013376527
2012426609
2011457636
2010475647
2009574812
2008519725
2007581846
2006551782
2005567879
2004624918
2003622865
2002678997
20016881,046
20006801,013
19997361,064
19987021,008
1997664918
1996580835
1995598809
1994589779
1993555746
1992574757
1991599794
1990680863
1989669918
1988634875
1987615843
1986655871
1985603815
1984617839
1983587763
1982538737
1981578817
1980593833
1979621865

When and where crashes happen in Herefordshire in 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.6%)
  • February34 (7.4%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June33 (7.2%)
  • July45 (9.8%)
  • August41 (9%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October42 (9.2%)
  • November39 (8.5%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (69%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph196 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph177 (39%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (14%)
  • 56 to 6560 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (71%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Herefordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Herefordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 102nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2011

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2011, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2011: 53, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49537124
2ndA438374812
3rdA465374815
4thA4103285015
5thA40192602
6thA44193016
7thB4224131602
8thA41791212
9thA411081503
10thB436181001
11thA4807802
12thB43997902
13thA41376710
14thA44961100
15thB42146800
16thB43486603
17thA41135800
18thB42215700
19thB43495611
20thA41114701

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2011

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2011: 146.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2011

HR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2011: 95.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years